Members of the SAPS from Border Policing have arrested a 43-year-old truck driver from the Kingdom of Eswatini after his alleged attempts to smuggle dagga into South Africa. An estimated street value of the 150 kg’s of dagga is at about R630, 840. The male suspect was apprehended at Oshoek […]
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime team remains committed to disrupt the proliferation of illegal drugs and ensure those involved in smuggling them face the full might of the law. This is evident in the multi-disciplinary operation that was conducted in Mpumalanga on Sunday, 16 July 2023 wherein a 49-year-old foreign […]
The determination by the members of the South African Police Service in the ZF Mgcawu District led to a major dagga bust at Nakop Border Post in the early morning hours of Sunday, 25 June 2023. The members of Upington Border Police selected a truck for a secondary inspection during […]
Continued efforts to eradicate the trafficking of drugs and to give the lucrative drug trade a major blow, gained momentum when members attached to Bishop Lavis SAPS acted on information received about a possible drug consignment at business premises situated at the Airport Industrial. SAPS members, with the assistance of […]
The concerted efforts of the police to eradicate drugs from the streets continue to bear positive results as police seize a large consignment of drugs and arrest four suspects. On 11 April 2023, a team comprising of Gauteng Flying Squad, Highway Patrol, K9 units, and Customs from SARS operationalised intelligence […]
Four suspects aged between 26 and 59 appeared in the Chief Albert Magistrate’s Court today, 23 March 2023 in connection with the trafficking of dagga. According to information, earlier this morning, Thursday 23 March 2023 at about 05:30 police in Oshoek Border were performing their routine stop and search duties. […]
Efforts by Western Cape police to eradicate drug abuse yielded excellent results with the confiscation of drugs with an estimated street value of R300 000-00 during midweek Safer Festive Season operations under the theme “More boots on the ground towards enhanced police visibility” in the Klein Karoo. On Wednesday, 03 […]
Several drug peddlers are expected to appear in various Magistrate’s Courts in the ZF Mgcawu, John Taolo Gaetsewe, and Pixley Ka Seme Districts respectively, following their arrest. The suspects were arrested between Wednesday, 04 January, and Thursday, 05 January 2023 during Operation Vala Konke. Drugs confiscated from the suspects included […]
Yesterday, police officers from the Organised Crime Investigation and Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on a suspected drug laboratory in Ngudwini, which is under the Sundumbili policing precinct. The police officers stormed the premises and discovered that the suspects had fled leaving the machines running. A large number of […]
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, applauded the members for their vigilance after police nabbed a truck driver and confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R4 million on the N1 near Laingsburg. On Tuesday, 08 February 2022 at about 14:30 these members were deployed on exit […]
